Wings to open 09-10 season in Sweden

Zetterberg thrilled Wings will start ‘09-’10 in Sweden Zetterberg: “We’ve got a great fan base over there, and it would be wonderful to play there,” BY HELENE ST. JAMES • FREE PRESS SPORTS WRITER • February 19, 2009 It’s finally official: The Red Wings will open the 2009-10 season in Sweden, the land that’s home to seven current Wings. The NHL has just released the details. On Oct. 2 and 3, the Wings and Blues will play a home-and-home series at Ericsson Globe Arena in Stockholm. “We’ve got a great fan base over there, and it would be wonderful to play there,” Swedish Wing Henrik Zetterberg said. “The Cup was almost two weeks in Sweden, so Red Wings are big in Sweden, so I think they will be really happy if we can come there.” It’s long been something Nicklas Lidstrom, the team captain, has wanted to see happen. The New York Rangers and Tampa Bay opened the 2008-09 season in Prague, Czech Republic, and Anaheim and Los Angeles opened the 2007-08 season...